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lament

(l/@/'m/E/nt )

a cry of sorrow and grief(noun.communication)

Example:
Their pitiful laments could be heard throughout the ward.

Synonym:
lamentation, plaint, wail

source: wordnet30
a song or hymn of mourning composed or performed as a memorial to a dead person(noun.communication)

Synonym:
coronach, dirge, requiem, threnody

source: wordnet30
a mournful poem; a lament for the dead(noun.communication)

Synonym:
elegy

source: wordnet30
Grief or sorrow expressed in complaints or cries; lamentation; a wailing; a moaning; a weeping.(noun)

source: webster1913

express grief verbally(verb.emotion)

Example:
We lamented the death of the child.

Synonym:
keen

source: wordnet30
regret strongly(verb.communication)

Example:
We lamented the loss of benefits.

Synonym:
bemoan, bewail, deplore

source: wordnet30
To express or feel sorrow; to weep or wail; to mourn.(verb)

source: webster1913
To mourn for; to bemoan; to bewail.(verb)

source: webster1913

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